Once the timer is stopped, that competitor's information vanishes and the other competitor is notified (his screen turns a light shade of blue).

The other competitor can continue until the 1 minute is over or until he hits the timer as well.

The winner is decided by:

Better Score (total points)

If Equal Score, the Better Time wins.

If Equal Score and Equal Time, a draw is given to both competitors.

TIEBREAK (Day 2 only): A random position in the deck will be shown (one that was correctly memorized by both competitors). The first competitor to buzz in with the correct answer, wins (3 seconds to respond orally). Best of 5 (first to answer correctly 3 times).

IMAGES

World Record: 30 images in 13.91s // Lance Tschirhart // WMLC 2016

The Basics

1 minute memorization.

4 minute recall.

30 random images (pictures of any subject matter).

+1 point for a correct image. No points for an incorrect image.

Details

The timer can be stopped if the competitor is finished and confident.

Once the timer is stopped, that competitor's information vanishes and the other competitor is notified (his screen turns a light shade of blue).

The other competitor can continue until the 1 minute is over or until he hits the timer as well.

The winner is decided by:

Better Score (total points)

If Equal Score, the Better Time wins.

If Equal Score and Equal Time, a draw is given to both competitors.

TIEBREAK (Day 2 only): A random position in the series of images will be shown (one that was correctly memorized by both competitors). The first competitor to buzz in with the correct description of what the image was, wins (3 seconds to respond orally). Best of 5 (first to answer correctly 3 times).

NAMES

+1 point for a completely correct name. No points for an incorrect name.

Details

Simple international name selection (normal, common names).

The timer can be stopped if the competitor is finished and confident.

Once the timer is stopped, that competitor's information vanishes and the other competitor is notified (his screen turns a light shade of blue).

The other competitor can continue until the 1 minute is over or until he hits the timer as well.

The winner is decided by:

Better Score (total points)

If Equal Score, the Better Time wins.

If Equal Score and Equal Time, a draw is given to both competitors.

TIEBREAK (Day 2 only): A random face will be shown (one that was correctly memorized by both competitors). The first competitor to buzz in with the correct answer, wins (3 seconds to respond orally). Best of 5 (first to answer correctly 3 times).

Once the timer is stopped, that competitor's information vanishes and the other competitor is notified (his screen turns a light shade of blue).

The other competitor can continue until the 1 minute is over or until he hits the timer as well.

The winner is decided by:

Better Score (total points)

If Equal Score, the Better Time wins.

If Equal Score and Equal Time, a draw is given to both competitors.

TIEBREAK (Day 2 only): A random position in the 60-digit number will be shown (one that was correctly memorized by both competitors). The first competitor to buzz in with the correct answer, wins (3 seconds to respond orally). Best of 5 (first to answer correctly 3 times)

WORDS

World Record: 50 words in 51.99s // Katie Kermode // UK MLC 2016

The Basics

1 minute memorization.

4 minute recall.

50 words (in language of choice).

+1 point for a correct digit. No points for an incorrect digit.

Details

The timer can be stopped if the competitor is finished and confident.

Once the timer is stopped, that competitor's information vanishes and the other competitor is notified (his screen turns a light shade of blue).

The other competitor can continue until the 1 minute is over or until he hits the timer as well.

The winner is decided by:

Better Score (total points)

If Equal Score, the Better Time wins.

If Equal Score and Equal Time, a draw is given to both competitors.

TIEBREAK (Day 2 only): A random position in the 50-word list will be shown (one that was correctly memorized by both competitors). The first competitor to buzz in with the correct answer, wins (3 seconds to respond orally). Best of 5 (first to answer correctly 3 times).

SURPRISE EVENTS

The Basics

There will be different Surprise Events for the Round-of-16, QF, SF, Runner-up Match, and F.

The type of memorization task(s) for these Surprise Events will be totally random and unexpected. The idea being that the competitors will be using their memory skills for a task that has never been practiced.